Maritime Security Subject Matter Expert - Lorton, VA

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Lorton, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maritime Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides Advisory and Assistance Services to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Global Threat Reduction Directorate’s Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program. The CTR Program builds foreign partner capacity to prevent, detect, deter, and interdict illicit trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) materials, related components and delivery systems, support equipment, and dual-use technologies through strategic trade controls at ports of entry and maritime and green borders.

The SME advises on maritime law enforcement and interdiction operations for CTR engagements, including maritime security operations, equipment, techniques, tactics, and procedures for detecting and preventing WMD proliferation. The role also validates vulnerability assessments and infrastructure site designs, advises on partner-state security personnel training needs for CTR-provided systems, and evaluates proposed training programs for potential use by the CTR Program and partner countries. The position is based on site in Lorton, Virginia, with travel, including international travel, of up to 25%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of related experience.
• Active Secret-level security clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to work on site in Lorton, Virginia, up to 100% of the time.
• Ability to travel, including internationally, up to 25% of the time; U.S. passport required.
• Experience in shipboard and patrol-vessel interdiction operations.
• Experience in maritime operations centers or information fusion centers.
• Knowledge of international maritime law, including UNCLOS and IMO.
• Knowledge of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS).
• Experience in government consulting in CWMD- or CBRN-related mission areas.
• Knowledge of U.S. government agencies and organizations engaged in proliferation prevention and complementary activities, and the extent of those activities.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Top Secret/SCI-level clearance.
• 15 or more years of related experience.
• Experience working with interagency and international partners.
• Experience with DoW policy, procedures, regulations, and organizational structures, particularly related to operations and strategy.
• Past consulting and/or project-management experience.
• Past experience working with or for the U.S. government or U.S. military.
• DTRA CTR, WMD, or Counter-WMD experience.
• Prior military or Coast Guard service with maritime operations experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support CTR efforts to strengthen partner-state capacity to identify, deter, and interdict WMD and related materials in partner countries’ maritime domains.
• Provide technical expertise on treaties, international agreements, partner-nation legal authorities, and U.S. law or policy concerning maritime WMD proliferation prevention, interdiction, and seizure.
• Provide expertise on maritime operations equipment, including surveillance and communications systems, WMD detection equipment, and personal protective equipment.
• Provide expertise in maritime law enforcement security operations, tools, techniques, tactics, and procedures.
• Provide technical expertise and training on maritime surveillance technologies used to increase maritime domain awareness and security.
• Advise on hazards associated with shipboard evolutions and boarding operations and appropriate hazard-mitigation methods.
• Advise on the capabilities required for successful maritime law enforcement operations in new CTR engagements.
• Validate vulnerability assessments and site designs, and identify partner-state personnel training requirements for operating CTR-provided security systems.
• Evaluate proposed training programs for potential use by the CTR Program and partner countries.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior